Toy typewriter



June 28, 1932. s. A. THOMPSON 1,865,288

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Patented June 28, 1932 UNITED STATS PATENT oFFicn TOY TYPEWRITER Application filed June 28, 1930.

This invention relates to typewriters, and has particular reference to a toy typewriter especially designed for children, and which is in the nature of an improvement over my prior United States Letters Patents Nos. 481,- 855 granted August 30, 1892; 621,628 granted March 21, 1899; 696,304 granted March 25,

1902; 7 81,473 granted January 31, 1905;

1,138,427 granted May 4, 1915, and 1,521,408 10 granted December 30, 1924.

The invention aims for one of its objects to provide in conjunction with a typewriter of the indicated character, a panel having a standard typewriter keyboard arrangement either inscribed directly thereon or on a chart carried thereby, which in addition to causing the typewriter to more closely simulate the appearance of an actual full sized typewriter, affords means whereby the child may learn,

and, hence, become familiar with the stand ard arrangement of the keys of an actual typewriter.

he invention further comprehends in a toy typewriter, a panel as previously set forth as which is slidably associated with said typewriter, whereby said panel may be moved from a stored or inactive out-of-the-way position underlying the typewriter frame to a forwardly projecting active position or vice versa, the said panel when in its inactive position requiring no additional space for packaging or storage of the typewriter.

Another feature of the invention resides in the particular means for associating the panel with the typewriter frame to permit of limited sliding movement thereof to its active and inactive positions while preventing accidental displacement or separation of said panel from the typewriter.

As a further object, the invention embodies in a toy typewriter, a base to which the typewriter is attached and upon which it is superimposed, which base also serves as a receptacle and container for writing materials, and

which base is preferably in the nature of a box, the cover of which box is attached to the under side of the typewriter frame, and the body of which box is telescopically received by the cover, whereby said cover and body may be separated for gaining access thereto.

Serial No. 464,564.

Other objects of the invention reside in the simplicity of construction of the panel, the panel mounting means and the means for attaching the receptacle or container base to the typewriter frame, the economy with which and a receptacle base and illustrating said panel in its projected active position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough taken approximately on the line in dicating at 22 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken approximately on the line 33 of Figure 2, illustrating the panel in its retracted inactive position.

Figure 4 is a vertical fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner in which the panel is mounted on the receptacle base and in which the base is secured to the typewriter frame.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical section a1 view of a slightly modified adaptation of the invention.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, A designates generally the typewriter which has been previously set forth in my prior patents, and which includes a framework having depending side rails B constructed of sheet metal. In the present instance, the typewriter is preferably superimposed upon a base designated generally by the reference character C, which base is in the nature of a receptacle or container for writing materials, such as paper, ink or other requisites, and serves to support the typewriter A at an increased altitude. The base C includes a cover or lid 10 and a body 11, which are telescopically associated with each other and form a box for receiving or containing the writing materials or requisites. The keyboard simulating panel, designated generally by the reference character D, ismounted for sliding movement under the typewriter A, and in the preferred form between the under side of the typewriter and the upper side of the base C for movement froinan inactive outof-the-way position underlying the typewriter, to a forwardly projecting active position or vice versa. The panel D may have directly inscribed thereon a standard typewriter keyboard arrangement 12, but, in practice, said arrangement 12 will be preferably inscribed on a separate sheet of material or chart 13 which is carried by the panel I), which panel D is preferably constructed from sheet metal having inturned forward and side edges 14 I and 15, between which edges let and 15 and the main body of the panel D the chart or sheet 13 will be arranged. The panel is further formed with slitted portions or tongues 16, which are bent over the rear edge of the chart or sheet 13 to retain the same in place. In rear of the rear edge of the sheet or chart 13 and adjacent the side edges, the panel 1) is formed with upwardly projecting lugs 17, which are preferably out out from the panel material and bent upwardly.

A common means is provided for attaching the typewriter to the base C and for guiding and limiting the movement of the panel there-. with, and said means consists of a pair of strips E fashioned from a suitable material and suitably attached or anchored to the up= per wall of the cover or lid 10 of the base C. hen made of sheet metal as illustrated, the strips E are bent upon themselves to provide a lower flange 18 having an inner upstanding marginal wall 19, an outturned superposed intermediate flangefZO of lesser width than the flange. 18, and an inwardly directed or bent superimposed upper flange 21, the inner portion of which protrudes inwardly beyond the intermediate flange 20 and wall 19. As shown, the uppermost flange 21 terminates at its rear edge short of the intermediate flange 20., wall 19 and lower flange 18. The uppermost flange 21 is further provided adjacent its forward and rear ends with inwardly projecting forward and rear fingers 22 and 23. The lower or bottom flange 18 0f each strip may be secured in any desired manner to the cover or lid section 10 of the receptacle base C, such as by prongs 24 depending therefrom, extending through the cover section 10 and bent over and clinched thereto or otherwise. The strips E are secured to the cover section 10 in laterally spaced parallel relation and obviously provide between the upstanding marginal walls 19, the upper flanges 21 and the top wall of the base section 10, a guideway for the sides of the panel D, the lugs 17 of the panel B respectively coacting with the fingers 22 and 23 to limit the forward projection or rearward retraction of the panel so as to properly locate the panel in its active or inactive positions. The typewriter is indirectly attached .to the upper section 10 of the base C by the strips E and rigidly held in place by the inturned lower edges 25 of the depending side rails 13 which engage between the lower and intermediate flanges 18 and 20 of the strips and abut the upstanding marginal walls 19 thereof. At a point between the rear edges of the uppermost flanges 21 and the rear edges of the strips E, the upstanding marginal walls 19 are apertured as at 26 to receive therethrough the projecting teats 27 which are bent upwardly around and over the intermediate flange 20.

here it is not desirable to provide a typewriter with a receiving base, the panel D may be retained and mounted for sliding movement between the upper flange 21 and the inwardly directed extension 28, as clearly illustrated in the modification disclosed in Figure 7 of the drawings.

In use, the panel D, carrying the keyboard arrangement 12 either inscribed directly thereon or on the sheet or chart 13, may be moved from the retracted inactive position illustrated in Figure 3, to the projected active position illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. In the projected active position, the panel in ad dition to presenting a more realistic appearance to the typewriter, affords means whereby the child may learn and acquaint himself with the standard keyboard arrangement. lVhen not in use and moved to the retracted inactive position, the panel is disposed wholly within the confines of the area of the typewriter structure so as not to require additional space for storage and packaging of the typewriter. lVhen the base C is used as illustrated, it affords a space or compartment for writing materials and may be provided with a holder 29 for a vial 30, in which the ink for the inking pads of the typewriter is contained.

In the class of typewriters to which the present invention applies, no keys are employed but use is made of a rotary depressible printing element which is provided with an annular series of type; hence, it will be seen that additional features added to the typewriter increase its attractiveness and salaliility without materiallyv adding to the expense of production, by virtue of the simplicity of construction of the added features and the manner in which they are attached or associated with the typewriter.

lVhile there have been shown and described certain structural details, no limitation is necessarily made thereto, and variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a childs toy typewriter having a rotary depressible p nting element provided with an annular series of type, of a panel carrying the simulation of a standard arrangement of the keys of a full sized typewriter, said panel normally projecting forwardly from the typewriter frame in the usual position occupied by the -reys of a full sized typewriter, whereby to render the appearance of the toy typewriter more realistic and to afford means whereby a child may practice thereon and learn the standard key arrangement.

2. The combination with a childs toy typewriter having a rotary depressible printing element provided with an annular series of type, of a panel carrying the simulation of a standard arrangement of the keys of a full sized typewriter, said panel normally projecting forwardly from the typewriter frame in the usual position occupied by the keys of a full sized typewriter, whereby to render the appearance of the toy typewriter more realistic and to afford means whereby a child may practice thereon and learn the stand rd key arrangement, and means for movably mounting the panel to a stored position with respect to the typewriter.

3. The combination with a childs toy typewriter having a rotary depressible printing element provided with an annular series of type, of a panel, and a chart carried thereby hearing the simulation of the standard arrangement of the keys of a full sized tyq ewriter, said panel normally projecting forwardly from the typewriter in the usual position occupied by the keys of full sized typewriter.

4. In combination, a childs toy typewriter having a rotary depressible printing element provided with an annular series of type, a receptacle constituting a base for said typewriter, to support said typewriter at an increased altitude, a panel projected forwardly between the typewriter and receptacle, said panel having a replica of a keyboard, the assemblage simulating a full sized typewriter, and common means for attaching the base to the under side of the typewriter and for slidably mounting the panel with respect to the typewriter and base to permit of its retraction to lie within the confines of said typewriter and base, when not in active use.

5. In a device of the character described, common means for attaching a base to the under side of a typewriter structure and for slidably mounting a panel with respect to the typewriter and base; said common means consisting of a pair of elements each attached to the base, including portions in embracing relationship to a part of the typewriter structure, and other portions defining with said base, spaced parallel guides for the sides of the panel.

6. In a typewriter having a framework; spaced, parallel guide elements attached to the lower portion of said framework, and a panel carrying the simulation of a typewriter keyboard projectable from and returnable to the confines of the framework having its sides in guidable proximity to said elements.

7. in a typewriter having a framework in cluding side rails; inturned flanges along the lower portions of said side rails, spaced, parallel guide elements embracingly situated in respect to said flanges to provide confronting wear members, and a panel carrying the simulation of a typewriter keyboard projectable from and returnable to the confines of the framework having its sides in contactable proximity to said elements.

8. ln a typewriter having a framework; a pair of guide elements each comprising a strip of material having one portion formed into a wear member and other portions embracingly engaging a part of the framework, a panel carrying the simulation of a typewriter keyboard projectable from and re turnable to the confines of the framework having its sides in contact-able proximity to said wear members, and interengageable means respectively on said material strips and on said panel for limiting the projection and return thereof with respect to the typewriter.

9. In a typewriter having a framework including side rails; inturned flanges along the lower portions of said side rails, a base to support the typewriter adjacent to which the flanges are disposed, spaced, parallel guide elements embra ing the flanges and including portions fitting between the base and said flanges, means to secure said portions to the base, a panel carrying the simulation of a typewriter keyboard slidable 011 the upper section of the base and having its sides guided by said guide elements, a stop lug carried by the panel, and a pair of limiting means standing out from said guide elements into the path of said lug to limit the sliding movements of said panel.

10. In a base for a typewriter, a panel extensible and retractible in respect to said base, having its top surface provided with a picture of a typewriter keyboard.

SAMUEL A. THOMPSON. 

